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   reciprocate

   /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one: "the favour was reciprocated" Similar do the same (in return)respond in kindreturn the favourgive as good as one getsgive tit for tat
   • ▪ feel (affection or love) for someone in the same way that they feel it for oneself: "her passion for him was not reciprocated" Similar requitereturnfeel/give in returnrepaygive backmatchequal
   • 2. (of a part of a machine) move backwards and forwards in a straight line: "when you're shooting most semi-automatic handguns, the slide reciprocates as part of the firing cycle"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin reciprocat- ‘moved backwards and forwards’, from the verb reciprocare, from reciprocus (see reciprocal).

   Derivatives

   • 1. reciprocation noun
   • 2. reciprocator noun

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